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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Roche Diagnostics Ltd.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 026 02 17 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-02-09
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=10639
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug Authority, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    The use of lot number 185522 for tsh and pth (1-84) on cobas e 602 module leads to inappropriate reagent kit information for tsh.

Device

Elecsys TSH assay and Elecsys PTH assay used on cobas e 602 module
  • Model / Serial
    TSH (Lot No. 185522) PTH (1-84) (Lot No. 185522) GMMI / Part No: - TSH (GMMI 11731459122) - PTH (1-84) (GMMI 05608546190)
  • Product Description
    In vitro diagnostic devices
  • Manufacturer
    Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Roche Holding AG
  • Manufacturers representative
    FAROUK, MAAMOUN TAMER & COMPANY
  • Source
    SFDA